HIP NEWS, 6 October 2025
NEW HIP BLOG
The Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Natural Sciences is located on the Kumpula campus in Helsinki. There is, thus, a natural opportunity for collaboration with the University on the same campus. In our latest HIP Blog post, you can read Matti Kalliokoski from HIP and Einari from the School writing about the School course on Electronics and Robotics conducted at the Detector laboratory.
https://blog.hip.fi/lukiolaisten-robotiikkakurssi-ilmaisinlaboratoriossa/
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 14.15 in A315 and using Zoom
Jasmine Thomson-Cooke (DIAS), (Onsite)
“Electroweak phase transition in a 3-Higgs doublet model at two loop with BLOOP”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
ASTROPHYSICS SEMINAR
Friday 10 October 2025 at 10:15 in A315 and using Zoom
Lia Doubrawa (University of Helsinki)
“Using photometric surveys to characterize galaxy clusters and groups”
https://wiki.helsinki.fi/xwiki/bin/view/Astrophysics/Astrophysics%20seminar
MATERIALS/BIO PHYSICS SEMINAR
Friday 10 October 2025 at 14.15, Exactum (C124)
Dmitry Moldarev
“Studying and tailoring metal (oxy)hydrides with energetic ion beams”
Abstract: In this talk, I will present research on metal (oxy)hydrides and demonstrate how energetic ion beams can be used to investigate their properties. I will show two projects I have worked on: (i) the photochromic properties of rare-earth oxyhydride thin films, and (ii) epitaxial vanadium-based films for hydrogen storage.
COSMOLOGY SEMINAR
Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 14.15 in A315 and using Zoom
Lucy Zheng (University of Tartu), (Onsite)
“Cosmology in the Spin(4) gauge theory”
Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/cosmoseminars/
MATHEMATICAL-PHYSICS SEMINAR
Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 14:15 in C124
Mostafa Sabri (NYU Abu Dhabi)
“The curious spectra and dynamics of non-locally finite crystals”
Abstract https://www.helsinki.fi/assets/drupal/2025-09/abs-20251015.txt
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/mathematical-physics/seminars-and-workshops
MATHEMATICAL-PHYSICS SEMINAR
Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 15:15 in C124
Gaetan Leclerc (University of Helsinki)
“Fourier Decay and the Fibonacci Hamiltonian”
Abstract https://www.helsinki.fi/assets/drupal/2025-09/abs-20251015_2_0.txt
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/mathematical-physics/seminars-and-workshops
FAIR FELLOW AND ASSOCIATE POSITIONS, CALL DEADLINE 15.10.2025
The FAIR Fellow and Associate Programme aims at attracting the brightest scientists in the FAIR research fields, by offering individuals unique opportunities for scientific and technological work at FAIR accelerator facility in Darmstadt, Germany, for a limited period. There are two types of support possible:
- Fellowships: Addresses early-career scientists, which seek a time-limited employment at FAIR (2 year with the possibility to extend for 1 additional year). Up to 5 fellowships per year are expected to be granted.
- Associates: Addresses mid-career and senior scientists with a position at a university or an institute in a partner country, who intend spending a prolonged period at FAIR (between 3 months and 1 year). The number of grants will depend on the excellence of applicants.
Applications are usually reviewed twice a year: in Spring and Autumn. For the next session, the deadline is set to the 15th of October 2025.
For more information, see https://fair-center.eu/career/fair-fellow-and-associate-program
PODOCO FALL 2025 APPLICATION ROUND
PoDoCo is established to create new jobs for postdocs. The PoDoCo program is open to all Finnish companies or companies doing business in Finland and to all people who have recently completed a dissertation or will be defending their dissertation in the near future.
Join us for the PoDoCo webinars to learn more about the program and get answers to any questions you might have. The webinars will take place every Thursday from 21.8.2025 to 23.10.2025, from 14:30 to 15:00.
Link to the webinar, which is a Teams meeting.
PoDoCo Fall 2025 Application Round from September 15 to October 31.
More details on https://www.podoco.fi/, https://www.lsr.fi/en/podoco-program-grant-application-round-is-open-15-9-31-10-2025/
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation accepts grant applications every day of the year. There are no separate application times.
https://jaes.fi/en/applying-for-donation-2/
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters: Mathematics Fund
There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. There are no fixed dates for applying to the Mathematics Fund. Applications should be sent to the chairman of the trustees, Tuomo Kuusi (tuomo.kuusi [at] helsinki.fi).
https://www.acadsci.fi/en/scholarships-and-prizes/scholarships/mathematics-fund.html
(In Finnish) Marjatta ja Eino Kollin Säätiö
Säätiön tehtävänä on tukea tieteellistä sekä soveltavaa tutkimusta ja kehitystyötä myöntämällä apurahoja hankkeiden toteuttajille. Säätiö tarjoaa mahdollisuuksia yksittäisille tutkijoille ja kehittäjille sekä tutkimus-/ kehittäjäryhmille. Haasteena on ruokkia nimenomaan sellaista kehitystä, jolla olisi elinympäristömme kannalta positiivista vaikutusta pitkällä tähtäimellä. Apurahojen hakuaika on jatkuva.
(På svenska) Svenska tekniska vetenskapsakademien i Finland (STV)
Akademien utdelar stipendier för verksamhet vars syfte sammanfaller med Akademiens. Stipendier kan beviljas enskild sökande med avlagd akademisk slutexamen. Stipendier kan sökas kontinuerligt under året och beslut görs kvartalsvis.
Stipendier till stöd för vetenskapen
Stipendier i första hand för kortare forskningsvistelser
https://www.stvif.fi/forskarstipendier/
EDUFI Fellowship
The EDUFI Fellowship is intended, particularly, for providing initial funding to carry out research for a doctoral thesis in Finland.
Applicant: a Finnish university department
Who: a doctoral student or a young researcher from outside Finland
Purpose: initial funding for completing a doctoral research project in Finland, completion of a double degree or a study visit on exceptionally compelling reasons
Application deadline: rolling deadline. You should apply for the grant five months before the start of the fellowship.
Duration of fellowship: 3–12 months, visits 3–6 months
https://www.oph.fi/en/development/edufi-fellowship
(In Finnish) Suomen Luonnonvarain Tutkimussäätiö
Suomen Luonnonvarain Tutkimussäätiö rahoittaa biotalouden ja mineraalitalouden tutkimusta, joka edistää uusien innovaatioiden kehittämistä ja niiden kaupallista hyödyntämistä. Tavoitteena on luoda edellytyksiä elinkeinoelämän uudistumiselle luonnonvarataloutta edistävillä ratkaisuilla huomioiden resurssitehokkuus, kestävyys ja globaali kilpailukyky.
Haku on ensisijaisesti tarkoitettu lahjakkaille ja innovatiivisille väitöskirjan tekijöille ja tutkijatohtoreille.
Seuraava apurahojen haku on auki 1.9.2025 – 12.10.2025.
https://www.slts.fi/apurahat/hakuohjeet/
Foundation for Research of Natural Resources in Finland
The Foundation for Research of Natural Resources in Finland provides funding for research that promotes responsible, commercially sound and resource-efficient natural resources economy (production, utilization, consumption and sustainable use) and aims at innovations.
Grants can be applied between 1st. of September and 12th. of October 2025.
https://www.slts.fi/en/research-grants/application-instructions/